NURSING ANM AND GNM

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SOCIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The proponent of Social Darwinism is
A
Karl Marx
B
Herbert Spencer
C
Harriet Martineau
D
Emile Durkhaim
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Herbert Spencer is famous for his doctrine of social Darwinism, which asserted that the principles of evolution, including natural selection, apply to human societies, social classes, and individuals as well as to biological species developing over geologic time.

Detailed explanation-2: -Spencer was initially best known for developing and applying evolutionary theory to philosophy, psychology and the study of society-what he called his “synthetic philosophy” (see his A System of Synthetic Philosophy, 1862-93).

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